Monsoon sets in, rains lash parts of Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam/Nellore: Under the influence of two weather systems in Bay of Bengal as well as extension of southwest monsoon to all pockets of state, several parts of AP received good rains on Monday.
Heavy rain lashed Vizag city on Monday morning while other parts of North Coastal AP too received showers of varying intensity.
Several mandals in Agency area of Visakhapatnam, including Maduguala, Chodavaram, Paderu, Pedabayalu, etc., received moderate to heavy rains.
In the last 24 hours, Nagari of Chittoor district received a whooping 15 cm rainfall. Podalakur and Tada in Nellore, Palasamudram, Puttur and Satyavedu in Chittoor, Pullampeta (Kadapa), and Dharmavaram (Anantapur) received more than 5 cm rainfall. Rain also lashed various parts of Prakasam district on Monday.
The Cyclone Warning Centre, Visakhapatnam said that a trough is running from north Rajasthan to west-central Bay of Bengal across west Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Telangana and coastal AP.